§ Miss Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the Royal Ordnance factories giving details of the total staff employed and type and value of the output of each.
Factory Major activity Staff employed Output R.O.F. Birtley … Cartridge cases, shells … 2,075 7.5 R.O.F. Bishopton … Propellants and explosives … 2,018 3.9 R.O.F. Blackburn … Fuses, electronic equipment … 2,672 5.0 R.O.F. Bridgwater … Propellants and explosives … 794 1.7 R.O.F. Chorley … Filling ammunition and components … 2,500 3.6 R.S.A.F. Enfield … Small arms … 1,267 2.2 R.O.F. Glascoed … Filling ammunition and components … 1,609 2.6 R.O.F. Leeds … Armoured fighting vehicles … 1,858 6.2 R.O.F. Nottingham … Guns and mountings … 1,499 3.8 R.O.F. Patricroft … Shells and bombs … 1,498 4.4 R.O.F. Radway Green … Small arms ammunition … 2,490 4.9 20,280 45.8
§ Miss Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total value of non-defence work undertaken by the Royal Ordnance factories in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Richard:The total value of civil work completed by Ministry of Defence Royal Ordnance Factories in 1969–70 was £1,974,000. In this context, civil work embraces orders placed by commercial concerns, government departments (other than the Ministries of Defence and Technology), nationalised industries and public corporations.